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ACS NEWS SERVICE April 25, 2007
Weekly PressPac ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5 (EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, April 30, 2007)

In This Edition:

• Commercial cat foods contain less than expected amounts of a key nutrient

• Easing concerns about nanomaterials' impact on soil microbes

• High doses of phytochemicals in teas and supplements could be unhealthy

• Toward a banana-based vaccine for hepatitis B

• Seeking new ways of using carbon dioxide in fuels and other products

Journalists' Resources

• "Huh, a what?" Find out "what" in a Chemistry Glossary

• Science Elements: ACS Audio Clips

• News, features, background, sources from ACS National Meeting

• Green Goals for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Mark Your Calendars:

• ACS Regional Meeting, May 16-19, Philadelphia

• 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Washington, DC

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Commercial cat foods contain less than expected amounts of a key nutrient Journal of Agricultural and Food
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